Police briefs

January 07, 2009

One hurt in crash

One person was slightly injured in a hit-and-run accident at 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Virginia Weidman, Fort Hill, the driver, and passenger Tracy Chidester, Fort Hill, were leaving the Old Pike and heading west on National Pike, state police said. Weidman lost control of the sport utility vehicle and it slid 36 yards off the road into a guide rail just west of Wilkins Hollow Road. Chidester received a minor injury, but the police report didn’t say if she required medical treatment.

Weidman tried to remove the vehicle, but was not able to do so. They used a cell phone to call someone to pick them up and fled the scene. The vehicle was moderately damaged. The investigation is continuing.

Coal truck driver crashes

A coal truck driver was slightly injured in a one-vehicle accident at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday.

Joseph Crowell Jr., South Fork, was driving on Benny Road in Shade Township, when his truck slid on the ice-covered roadway into a pile of dirt. The police report didn’t say if he required medical treatment. The truck was lightly damaged.

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Two hurt in crash

Two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident at 5:12 a.m. Wednesday in Shade Township.

Devra Snediker, 58, Leppart Road, Central City, the driver, and passenger Irving Saylor, 60, Rock Cut Road, Central City, were taken to Memorial Medical Center. Central City Volunteer Fire Department had to extricate Snediker from the car, state police said. They were treated for their injuries and released.

They were northbound on Route 160 (Rock Cut Road) and Snediker lost control on the icy roadway. The car left the road, hit a tree, spun clockwise and hit another tree, police said. The car was severely damaged.

Indecent contact investigated

State police are investigating a case of indecent contact against a 6-year-old boy. The incident is alleged to have occurred at a bed and breakfast in Lower Turkeyfoot Township on Dec. 25.